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Lunar New Year in Penang, Malaysia

“We see the lion dance from its cultural background and we don't integrate it as a part of the elements of local belief. It is a way to celebrate the cultural background of the Chinese Catholics,” said the Rev. Aloysius Tan, of the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Penang, Malaysia. “We always do it after the Mass, outside the church, so this is a separation between the religious celebration and the cultural celebration.” RNS photo by Alexandra Radu
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